Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 173 Can Star Magic Penetrate Invincibility?

The starlight in the sky could not reach the ground, so even though the sea of ​​stars was shaking, all Olvera could see was the dark and dense night and the towers standing silently like giants under the night. Looking up, she saw huge shadows everywhere, surrounding her. The roads were intricate, like a tortuous maze. Once she entered, it was difficult to find a way out.

In the central area of ​​the tower complex, on the top of the tallest and most steep tower, there is no shining gem, but a tall figure standing there. She is black, without a face or facial features, like an incomplete nightmare, shrouded in a mysterious veil. One can only sense a stern, cold and solemn temperament from her tall and proud posture.

Obviously, the opponent was the BOSS among the fourth-level rulers that Olvera was looking for.

From a great distance, she was just a black dot on the top of the tower in Olvera's eyes, but her voice was so clear to her ears. At the same time, the Book of Truth also presented the other party's information to the princess.

[Shadow of the Ruler - Painful Memory: HP1500/1500, a phantom split from the legendary ruling beast that guards the castle, perhaps symbolizing a memory from the past. She will test the challenger's faith. Under her endless starlight, the numb will indulge in the pain of the past and cannot extricate themselves. Only by challenging with firm faith can they gain her recognition. A magician who controls the stars to launch long-range attacks on the enemy. The star magic he masters has terrifying destructive power and a wide range of influence. It is impossible to try to escape the impact of the starlight. Perhaps you must learn to use the venue to avoid it. The weak point damage type is slash damage and penetration damage, the weak point attribute is fire, and there is no shield coverage. ]

Not only the BOSS, but even the tower beneath her has an attribute panel.

[Star Patrolling Tower: HP2000/2000, a building that appears after the magic of the Ruler's Shadow materializes, giving it the power to overlook the star sea and patrol the star tracks, and blocking all external forces from harming its owner. If it is not destroyed, it may be impossible to fight the tower owner head-on. Because of the magic layer covering the surface, physical resistance is increased by 200%, perhaps it is easier to use magic attacks to achieve results. ]

"Isn't this a magic shield?" Alice couldn't help but curl her lips after reading this message: "It's just in a different form."

Olvera still remembered the shield mechanism that Alice had explained to her before. Different types of shields are best broken through corresponding types of attacks, because other types of attacks will reduce damage.

Lingge had an inexplicable premonition, as if this was not an easy enemy to deal with. It had nothing to do with strength, but was related to another deeper thing, such as emotion, memory, personality, or fate, which were intangible things.

What a strange feeling.

he thought.

In other words... Avella's mind moved slightly, and the holy sword in her hand automatically switched to the holy book. She asked in a low voice: "Are you going to use magic?"

"That's right. Do as before, apply a round of Corrosion Mark first, then use Celestial Holy Detonation, and it will probably break. A mere shield can't be more tanky than an elite monster, right?"

At this time, the magician standing at the top of the Star Patrol Tower spoke again, his majestic and cold voice was like ice buried in the dark snow, firmly frozen: "It seems that you don't intend to follow my advice and leave this place. People always think that they have the power to change the world, but compared with the vast starry sky, they are just dust on the ground, insignificant and humble."

The two of them were discussing their strategy, completely ignoring the existence of the boss. Only Lingge was staring at the Star Patrol Tower through Ovira's eyes. The magician who could control the stars was standing on the top of the tower. She was just a blurry shadow, but people could feel her indifferent and cold gaze from across the long star field.

"Princess of Belmang, do you think you can defy fate?"

She waved her hand slightly, and the sea of ​​stars in the sky swayed. A star fell and attacked the direction where Olvera was. The blazing incandescent light was like a white sun falling from the sky, and the sharp light hit the human retina without reservation. The starlight, which should have been cold, also had a scorching high temperature, which was about to evaporate and melt all the darkness on the ground.

All the way here, Olvera was already very familiar with her attack pattern, so she was not panicked. She was just about to roll to avoid the falling star when it approached, but Lingge saw some contempt and disdain in the boss's actions. He suddenly had a premonition of danger and hurriedly reminded Olvera: "Don't stay where you are, hide behind the tower!" The princess was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, turned around and ran towards the nearest tall tower. At the last moment before the star fell, she rolled on the ground and her body got into the shadow of the tower with the light of the lantern. She pressed against the cold stone bricks and felt a chill coming from her back. It was not until this time that she had time to ask Lingge: "What's wrong..."

Before she finished her question, the roar of the falling star had penetrated her eardrums, followed by the dazzling light after the starburst, which swept through like a tide, hitting the surface of the tower as if it was hitting a rocky coastline. Even though she was a whole tower away, Olvera could still feel a strong impact, causing her body to fall forward involuntarily. She staggered and barely managed to stabilize her body, but found that her health bar had dropped a visible amount, and a new negative status appeared in the attribute panel.

[Shattered Star: The Shadow of the Ruler is a painful memory bestowed by the star in the sky. When the subject in this state is attacked by star magic again, the damage received will be increased by 5%; if the subject is in motion, the damage will be increased by another 5%; if the subject is in an invincible state, the invincibility effect will be removed and the damage will be increased by another 40%; this state can be stacked, and there is no upper limit to the number of layers. By touching the gem debris after the star falls, one layer of the state can be removed.]

This is a DEBUFF that becomes very difficult to deal with after being stacked multiple times, but it is not the crux of the problem. Olvera's eyes were fixed on a few words in the status description: remove the invincibility effect.

"You seem to have run too late." Alice realized belatedly: "When the damage was assessed, you hadn't yet hidden behind the tower, so you were still hit by her attack. Fortunately, you were already at the edge of the magic area, so the damage you received was not very great."

Isn’t it big?
Olvera looked at the number displayed on the health bar above her head in silence: HP501/750.

The edge area had already knocked off more than 200 points of her health. What would happen if it landed in the center area? And this DEBUFF... She whispered, "What does it mean to remove the invincibility effect?"

"It means exactly what it says. Invincibility has no effect, and you still have to take the damage you deserve." Alice said with a click of the tongue: "In other words, the roll is completely useless."

"But why did this happen? I could have used invincibility to dodge it before."

"Well, there are two possibilities. One is that the meteor just now was not a magic cast by her, but a copy mechanism, so it did not have this status attached. The other is that she showed mercy to you."

"Show mercy to me?"

"That's right. Wasn't it the same with the giant wolf boss before? He had many opportunities to kill you, but he always showed mercy, leaving you with a chance to turn defeat into victory. Maybe this boss is also soft-hearted and doesn't want to kill you?"

Aoweila thought about it and it seemed to be true, but Ling Ge suddenly said, "Impossible."

Alice was unhappy: "Why are you so sure? Do you have any evidence?"

"Because she's started to release magic again."

"Eh!?"

The girls exclaimed at the same time.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)